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Object type: Arm of ring-headed cross
Measurements: H. 15 cm (5.9 in); W. 19.5 cm (7.7 in); D. 6 cm (2.4 in)
Stone type: Magnesian limestone
Plate numbers in printed volume: Pl. 75.375-378
Corpus volume reference: Vol 1 p. 90
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Ring, type a; head, type E6. The top of the cross-head is plain.
A and C (broad): The arm is edged by a roll moulding which encloses a form of split plait, threaded through by a long closed circuit loop. The two diverging strands presumably passed round the centre to repeat the pattern on other arms.
B and D (narrow): Broken away.
This is one of the few ring-headed crosses in the area, and its interlace motifs, confidently cut on the fan-armed head, are unique. It compares most closely with Yorkshire types such as Stonegrave (Collingwood 1927, fig. 150).
